Boer War: The South African War and the Horrors of the Concentration Camps

The Boer War was a conflict between the British Empire and the Boer Republics (the South African Republic and the Orange Free State) from 1899 to 1902. The discovery of diamond and gold mines in the Boer republics led to initial successful raids by the Boers against British outposts. However, the British responded with reinforcements, and despite the Boers resorting to guerrilla warfare, the conflict ended with the implementation of the British scorched-earth policy, which eventually brough...